~~~ Series Notes ~~~
This story will make more sense if you read it from start to finish. Chapter 1 was written about a year ago but the last five chapters will be submitted to Literotica as a bundle and should appear at a rate of one per day.
~~~ The Proving Grounds ~~~
For the first half of the day, Parker's squad returned to the training center to work on their tactics some more. She split the group into two halves and had them fight one another. Every hour or so, she shifted the team members - to be sure that all of them could work together cohesively.
When they got ready to leave for lunch, the Major informed them that they wouldn't be returning in the afternoon. Carpenter quickly headed for the stack of pallets and dragged them halfway over the hidden trapdoor. Johnson grinned at her as she hustled over to rejoin the group. They headed back to the apartment.
After lunch, they occupied themselves and then the Major gave them each an extra feeding and sent them to bed to rest for a bit. The target location was a three hour drive away. Bella had arranged for a transport, and it would be showing up to pick them up at 1400.
At 1300, the Major woke the girls, told them to gear up and take care of whatever necessities they needed before their ride arrived. Several of the girls tried to convince him that they 'needed' a freshly-brewed protein shake - but he just shook his head and told them to prep their kits.
The passenger van arrived, and the girls climbed in. Parker took 'shotgun' while the Major slid across the front seat to sit behind the driver. He glanced in the mirror - into the fellow's eyes (willing himself to be visible to him) but - as soon as the guy saw him looking at him - he grimaced and looked away.
He texted a message to the captain as soon as they were on their way.
"Have zip-ties ready when we arrive."
When she glanced over at him, pretending to fix something on her backpack, he rolled his eyes towards the driver. She gave him a hand-signal to let him know that she understood and would be ready when the time came for action.
For the next two hours, the members of the "volleyball" team checked their weapons and went back over their supplies to make sure they had everything they needed. The driver would take them to a quiet part of the border town and would drop them off. He would return later to pick them up and bring them home.
Finally, the van pulled off of the main thoroughfare and headed into a warehouse district, coming to a stop in a dark space between two tall buildings. The Major reached over the back of the driver's seat and pinched a nerve in the man's neck. He tried to squirm free, but more than half of his body wasn't responding. He soon found himself lying face down on the seat where the Major had been sitting - his arms zip-tied behind his back and his feet zip-tied together and hooked to his belt.
"Change of plans," the Major announced, as he slid into the driver's seat.
He pulled the seatbelt on and drove back to the main road. He turned left and headed for the checkpoint into Belarus. Captain Parker's eyes widened but he just grinned at her.
"Captain, hand your driver's license to Nordahl," he ordered. "Nordahl, I need a translator."
Parker fished out the ID and handed it over.
The Major pulled up and stopped beside the guard standing in front of the gate that blocked entry to the Russia-aligned country. He looked the man in the eyes.
Without turning to face Nordahl, he said, "Hold up the Captain's ID and tell this nice man that I'm bringing stolen kidneys into the country to sell on the black market. Ask him if he accepts bribes in Euros."
Nordahl rattled off a couple sentences in Russian. The man grinned and nodded, enthusiastically.
"Anybody have any idea how many Euros would make this guy happy?" the Major asked.
"Fuck, Major," Washington laughed, "he already looks like he wants to suck your dick."
Captain Parker handed the Major a 50-Euro note. He handed it to the man - who didn't even look at it. He waved to the guy who controlled the gate, and it rose into the air.
"Thanks," the Major told the grinning man. "You have a swell day."
Nordahl handed the Captain's ID back to her and returned to her seat.
As she passed over the wide-eyed driver, she grinned and said, "Welcome to Belarus, comrade."
The rest of the girls laughed.
The captain navigated and the Major drove the van - with Polish plates - to within a half-mile of the meeting location. He found a quiet, out-of-the-way spot and parked it. He climbed out, walked around, pulled the driver from the seat, and carried him to the back doors, opening them up, and depositing the anxious-looking man onto the floor.
"Stay nice and quiet and we'll be back to get you soon," he told him.
He pulled off his jacket, tossed it over the man, and closed the doors.
The members of C-Squad were already out of the van and gearing up. The Major cleared his throat and they turned to face him, quickly quieting.
"I want as many of these people zip-tied as possible," he told them.
They nodded.
"If you detect a broodling or a vampire, go ahead and call it out - even if you're not sure. I'd rather everyone be extra cautious than for me to have to find out how much I can get out of your battered bodies in a 'scratch and dent' sale. You got me?"
The girls all nodded, and smiled.
"Assume at least one person in this room knows we're coming. If you see a runner and have the ability to drop them, do it. I want a nice, quiet, tight operation. I love every one of you."
"We love you, too, sir," the Captain replied on the girls' behalf.
"Good," he said, smiling. "Now get your tight sexy little asses ready to move."
"What about Washington's ass?" Schmidt asked.
"Fuck you Schmidt," Washington growled.
"Maybe later, love-bunny," Schmidt replied.
The Major ignored the back and forth - and took off at a trot. The rest of the girls were already following. Schmidt and Washington hurried to catch up.
The sun had dropped over the horizon long ago and it was fully dark. The main roads were well-lit, so the Major skirted those areas and hung closer to the few single-family homes that were interspersed between the massive apartment buildings.
Their target location was a two-story warehouse that was surrounded by tin shacks - at least based on the satellite imagery they had been given.
The Major brought them up along a line of trees that covered the space between some railroad tracks and the single-story shack-like buildings. They came to the warehouse without encountering anyone. The air was frosty, and people had, apparently, not yet adjusted to the coming change of seasons and had decided to remain inside of their warm homes.
C-Squad split into three teams of three - with the Major going rogue but staying within sight of all of the sub-teams. They had mapped out three points of entry and made their way there. One entry was via a second-story window and was (they believed) unguarded. The other two required the removal of at least one guard.
Two bird calls pierced the chilly night air - alerting the other teams that the guards were out of the action - presumably zip-tied and ready for evacuation when the dust settled. A bird-call came from the second story - just before that team made entry. The other two teams moved at the same time.
The old saying is that plans only survive until contact is made with the enemy. Not counting the exterior guards, that axiom remained true for C-Squad that night.
"Is that Bella?" Martin asked Takao.
"Looks like it," the Asian girl replied, looking through the scope of her sniper rifle from their position high above the others.
"She's about to be executed!" Basso gasped.
Takao's rifle barked and the head of the would-be executioner popped like a melon.
As planned, Basso cut the power - and every team member switched their goggles to infrared imagery. The Major was easy to follow. His body shown blue - where every other person lit up their scopes like a bonfire. Their orders were to cover the Major as he worked his way through the opposing forces, taking them out of the fight. Basso was instructed to flip the lights on once he was finished.
Takao was looking over the scene, moving her scope from target to target, when the person who had been about to shoot Bella got back to their feet.
"What the fuck?!" Basso gasped.
"Vampire on Bella!" Martin yelled.
Hayden was at the back wall of the warehouse, taking out the rear guards. He was too far away to move. Even shadow-stepping wouldn't get him there fast enough.
Parker, however, was already moving. She leapt into the air and tackled Bella - chair and all - flinging her forward - onto the concrete floor - just as the man's pistol barked with two sound-suppressed shots. Parker and Bella tumbled to the floor.
"Light him up! Two shots each," the Major ordered.
Basso didn't fire. She waited until the other members of her team fired their two shots - and for the Major to shadow-step next to the falling body - and then she flipped the lights back on.
As they had passed by the trees, the Major had snapped a handful of pencil-sized branches off. He'd used his tactical knife to trim the broken ends to sharp points. Then he'd tucked them into a pocket. He was now stabbing those sticks into the shooter's body.
The man was bleeding from both eyes, three spots in his chest, and several scattered across his abdomen.
Schmidt moved out of the back door - where the Major had just been - knocked out the two guards there, and dragged them back inside. The two teams on the floor were now zip-tying all of their captives and dragging them together in the center of the room.
As soon as the other vampire was contained, the Major switched to Captain Parker. He sliced the artery in his wrist, held it to her lips, and ordered her to start sucking.